STOP US IF you’ve heard this before: “Psst, I hear (insert name here) is going to be the next CRTC chair.”
Today it’s Jean-Pierre Blais, a former executive director, broadcasting…
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HAMILTON – It spent good money securing the Canadian conventional TV broadcast rights for James Cameron’s blockbuster movie Avatar, so it made sense for independent Hamilton broadcaster CHCH to…
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TORONTO – Corus Entertainment is kicking off a new charitable initiative that focuses on nourishing children's bodies and minds.
‘Corus Feeds Kids’ has launched a two-week awareness campaign that culminates…
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TORONTO – CBC Music is planning to take its annual celebration of music education to new heights thanks to some help from Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield.
Hadfield, who is also…
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CAMBRIDGE, ON – The CRTC must move beyond its traditional “gatekeeper” approach to broadcasting to one that offers more flexibility and ensures “that the players in the broadcasting industry…
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TORONTO – Shaw Media has expanded its partnership for Canadian digital sales with CBS Interactive by adding a number of new websites, including CBSNews.com and CBSSports.com, to…
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OTTAWA – Canada’s biggest telecom companies have joined forces in calling for a national set of standards to regulate wireless contracts.
In a shared position statement submitted to the CRTC…
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OTTAWA – Novus Entertainment has received CRTC approval to begin offering its services in Toronto.
The independent telco currently provides TV, digital phone and Internet services to apartments, condominiums, and…
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TORONTO – Cartoon Network and its nighttime counterpart Adult Swim will officially arrive in Canada on July 4.
To whet viewers' appetites, Canadian parent Teletoon will begin airing a weekly Cartoon Network programming…
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OTTAWA – The CRTC has greenlit a new Canadian TV channel to be known as Bulb Televsion.
The specialty Category B service, headed by Evan Kosiner, is described as a…
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